Name/TitleWomen in Battle
MakerLaffin, John
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectHardback book with a dark brown cover titled 'Women in Battle' by John Laffin. The contents are:
PART I: Women Soldiers in General
1. Assault on a Male Bastion
2. 1429-1761: Gallic, Spanish, Dutch and British Courage
3. 1776-1815: American and French Revolutionaries; The Maid of Saragossa; Officer's Sweetheart
4. 1827-1900: The Siamese Guards; Warriors of Dahomey; Girls of the Civil War
5. World War I: Gallantry at Pervyse; The Battalion of Death; The Countess of Dublin
6. World War II: A Variety of Valour
7. World War II and After: The Russians; Milica, Yugoslav Partisan; Bracha Fuld, Jewish Partisan; The Tiger Lady and Vietnam
PART II: Women Soldiers in Particular
8. Kit Welsh (Mother Ross) 1667-1739: The Pretty and Deadly Dragoon
9. Hannah Snell 1723-92: Heroic Marine of Pondicherry
10. Mary Hays (Molly Pitcher) 1744-1832: Girl at the Gun
11. Mary Anne Talbot 1778-1808: Most Tragic of Women Warriors
12. Lucy Brewer 1793-?: United States Marine
13. Loreta Velasquez 1842-?: Irrepressible and Irresponsible
14. Dr. James Barry 1795-1865: Forty-six Years in the Army
15. Dorothy Lawrence: Sapper in the Front Line
16. Flora Sandes 1876-1955: Idol of the Serbian Army
17. Liza Ivanovna Chaikini and Vera Ktylova
18. Nancy Wake 1912- : Feminine Fury
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper and board
MeasurementsH: 215 x W: 140 x D: 20 mm
Date Made1967
Place MadeEngland, London
PublisherAbelard-Schuman Ltd
Publication Date1967
Publication PlaceEngland, London
Subject and Association Keywordswar & conflict
Subject and Association KeywordsFirst World War
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBook
ISBN/ISSN200.71495.3
Object numberGWL-2025-45
Spine LabelLaffin ~ WOMEN IN BATTLE ~ Abelard Schuman
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved